Any idea why my pinpointer wont stop vibrating/ringing?

[Kiros32]

Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

It's not the battery and I have tried adjusting the sensitivity and no dice. It's very annoying.

 

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[WheatbackDigger]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

turn the sensitivity knob down

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

Shut it off
Then take the batteriees out.
Then put in new ones and turn the sensitivity down

 

[phxAZ]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

you may have metallic debris (probably iron) stuck in it. Try cleaning it and/or using a magnet to remove it.

 

[Kiros32]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

As soon as I posted this, I expected a few answers like that....thanks Gypsy lol. I understand how to adjust the pinpointer, I have had it for quite a while. As most of you know, when you turn it on, you can adjust the sensitivity and it will vibrate when close to metal. WELL, when I turn mine on, it vibrates and won't stop vibrating, whether its close to metal or not, even after adjusting the sensitivity (as I stated in my original post). I have put 2 new batteries in it, and still nothing. I will try to clean it out, possibly some metallic debris somewhere.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

Ok...Mine was doing the same thing....thats why I shut it off and dumped the batteries...maybe the debris fell out then! Hahaha...

 

[Jeffro]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

there is also the possibility of a loose wire- I gotta send mine in, it sometimes doesn't vibrate when it should, depending on how I hold the button. Annoying to say the least!

 

[shootist]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

I read somewhere that the button on a bullseye pointer goes bad,also read you can buy a good replacement switch at Radio Shack,after all my reading I opted for a vibra-probe,been working it like a borrowed mule for four months now and dont have any complaints to file thus far and Ive only gone through one 9 volt though Im sure the second one will die on me tomorrow now that I brought it up...HH

 

[Sandman]

Re: Any idea why my pinpointer won't stop vibrating/ringing?

OK, I gotta say it's broke. The easy fixes are described in other posts. With the switch, sometines just cleaning it helps since dirt gets in there easiely. If all else fails, don't bury it in a park for us to find.